Kaspersky Lab Plans Network Security Solution for VMware Environments

Kaspersky Lab, the Moscow-based security and threat management software firm best known for its endpoint anti-virus solutions, on Monday announced that it has plans to develop a software-based solution to secure network traffic as part of the VMware Ready™for Networking and Security Program.

Kaspersky Lab says that by teaming with VMware, its forthcoming solution will provide enhanced protection utilizing Intrusion Detection (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention (IPS) technologies that will help customers to continue utilizing their existing investments in networking and security products, while enjoying the efficiency and agility benefits of VMware cloud infrastructure. The announcement was made surrounding the VMworld Conference taking place in San Francisco this week.

In February of this year, the company released Kaspersky Security for Virtualization, a solution delivered as a virtual security appliance that integrates with VMware vShield™ Endpoint and provides agent-less, anti-malware security based upon Kaspersky Lab’s constantly updated scanning engine to address threats as they emerge.

“The future addition of these new traffic-monitoring technologies will further bolster Kaspersky Lab’s security offerings for VMware virtual and cloud environments,” the company said in a statement. “Customers using Kaspersky Lab will have a unified management platform to administer their virtual, physical and mobile environments.”

“At Kaspersky Lab, we know that every technological innovation is eventually targeted by cybercriminals,” said Petr Merkulov, Chief Product Officer at Kaspersky Lab. “Our mission is to make sure security technology keeps up with the rapid pace of innovation, allowing businesses to make cutting-edge improvements without leaving their IT infrastructure exposed.”

For more than 10 years, Mike Lennon has been closely monitoring the threat landscape and analyzing trends in the National Security and enterprise cybersecurity space. In his role at SecurityWeek, he oversees the editorial direction of the publication and is the Director of several leading security industry conferences around the world.